The policeman had left his home for the capital on Friday. The next day, Yam Bahadur, along with five relatives, climbed Dharahara and lost their lives together as Saturday's deadly earthquake turned the historical site into rubble.
"I requested my uncle to leave home on Sunday only, but he didn't listen to me," said his niece Kendra Limbu. According to her, his sister and her husband also accompanied him to Kathmandu.
"We lost all our six relatives at once," she added.
She further informed that Yam Bahadur, his brother-in-law Pitamber Tigela, his sister and their son, their nephew and niece were killed in the collapse of Dharahara.
Deceased Pitamber was a former Singapore Police Officer, and his only daughter is now all that is left of his family. Likewise, deceased Yam Bahadur leaves behind his wife, two daughters and a son.
Although the earthquake has not caused any damage of property in their hometown of Dharan, it still claimed the lives of half a dozen relatives. Yam Bahadur and Pitamber's families have remained bereaved following their loss.
"We'd never imagined losing half a dozen relatives at one time," said Yam Bahadur's mother-in-law Numrani Limbu. "We don't know what to do next.'
According to the victim's family, the family members had left for Kathmandu two days before their flight to Singapore. During their stay, they were in the process of buying or building a new house in the capital, "But all the dreams were shattered with their demise," said Numarani.
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